Statistics Act, 1999
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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in all Courts, Court Precincts and Justice Service Points in the Republ8. Family Law Services |
| 1. | Only the following family law services will be dealt with: |
| (a) | Orders of court falling due or required to be made during the period of lockdown in the following matters: |
| (i) | foster care; |
| (ii) | adoption; |
| (iii) | removal of children in need of care and protection; |
| (iv) | placement of children in child and youth care centres; |
| (v) | international child abduction cases; |
| (b) | Maintenance matters |
| (i) | first time applications for maintenance will only be allowed if complete information is supplied in respect of required names, surname, telephone or cellular phone number, employment or business address, banking details of the respondent; and |
| (ii) | applications in respect of enforcement of maintenance orders. |
| (c) | Protection Orders |
| (i) | Applications for interim domestic violence protection orders; and |
| (ii) | Applications for interim protection against harassment. |
| 2. | Arrangements where a child is to move from one parent to another in terms of a parenting plan must be attended to. |
